Terzaghi's Principle

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Terzaghi's_Effective_Stress_Principle
gptkbp:appliesTo saturated soils
gptkbp:assumes pore water is incompressible
soil grains are incompressible
soil is fully saturated
gptkbp:basisFor modern soil mechanics
gptkbp:describes relationship between total stress, pore water pressure, and effective stress in soils
gptkbp:field geotechnical engineering
soil mechanics
gptkbp:form σ' = σ - u
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Karl_Terzaghi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Terzaghi's Principle
gptkbp:importantFor earth dam design
foundation engineering
slope stability
soil consolidation
gptkbp:signature total stress
gptkbp:uniform pore water pressure
gptkbp:yearProposed 1925
gptkbp:σ' effective stress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karl_Terzaghi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5